Door bed



April 19, 1932. E* COCKS Y, 1,854,249

DOOR BED Filed Nov. 27. 1922 9 I'NVENTOR.

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Patented Apr. 19, 1932 eaten ries EDGAR COCKS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR'TO LOS ANGELES WALL BEI) COMPANY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION 0F CALIFORNIA :Doon BED Appneanen mea November 27, 1922. serial No. 603,534.

My invention relates to door or disappearingbed-s of the folding type, adapted to be moved in'unison with a revoluble door into and out of a closet through the door opening, and to be concealed in th-e closet behind the door when out of use.

n In an application iled by me November 7th, 1922, Serial No. 599,593, entitled Door bed construction, I have shown and described a construction whereby a bed is mounted to move in conjunction with a revoluble panel-4 adapted to close an opening in a` partition wall-the bed being of greater width than the panel and the panel narrower than the opening; lthe surplus width of opening being normally closed by an auxiliary hinged door. There, as here, the bed is disposed with respect to one of the side edges 'of the panel so as to afford a clear passage through the auxiliary doorway when the panel is in its normal closing position, and is automatically actuated toshift laterally towards the opposite side edge of the panel when the latter is given a half revolution to swing the bed from one side of the partition to the other.

This invention is similar in principle and operation to that above mentioned, and differs from it only inv` specific construction; being designed to provide simple and less expensive working parts, as well as to reduce the frictional resistance of the moving parts to a minimum, thereby enabling the bed to be shifted with the least possible eiort.

lVhile the present invention is entitled Improvements in door beds, for the reason that th-e bed supporting` and shifting means is adaptable for supporting and moving the bed frame in conjunction with a revoluble panel, in essence the invention need not be so limited, for the reason that the mechanism may be utilized for supporting and shifting a bed frame entirely independent of a door 'or panel. VThat is, an arm is pivotally mounted to swing about a iixed axis, upon which the bed frame is pivotally mounted, thus constituting major and minor axes.` During movement the bed frame swings about the major axis and in doing so may turn upon the minor axis. An inflexible' guide link which is pivotally connected at one end to the bed frame and atits opposite end to a fixed support, and adapted toswing in the saine direction as the arm, controls the turning movement of the bed frame on its minor,v axis, so that the bed frame is properly directed to move in a certain definite path, to pass through a doorv opening or otherwise.v Insuch case the door or panel may be entirelyl eliminated without affecting the movement of the bed Jframe. When the door or panel is utilized, which is arranged to turnupon the major axis, a second link connection is provided between the panel and bed frame,

so that in turning the b-ed frame draws the panel after it n a definite relationship. By the use of an arm, providing two axes upon, and about, which the bed frame turns, and the guide link connection, the bed frame may be moved and guided a number of different ways for the accomplishment of the desired end, i. e., that of placing it in dilerent positions for use or storage. Q

vThe above and other objects of my invention will be more fully disclosed in the following specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which:

Fig. l is a sectional plan view of a portion of a partition wall, having a door mounted thereon, showing in full linesthe bed applied thereto as it would appear when disposed on one side of the partition wall and in dotted lines as it would appear when shifted to the opposite side of the wall.

F ig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention, 10 represents a partition wall designed to separate a room from a closet, the room side of the partition being represented at A and the closet side at B. The partition wall is provided with a door opening bounded by the floor `11 the top jamb 12V and the vertically disposed side jambs 13 and 14C.

APivoted midway between `its side edges, to he top jamb and floor, by means of the studs 15 and 16, is a revoluble door 17 which is of lesser width than the door opening, one or the other of the side edges thereof being adapted to rest adjacent the free edge of an auxiliary door 18 which is hinged to the jamb 14, thus the opening may be entirely closed by means of the two doors, which form a panel therefor.

The pivotal stud 15 projects upwardly from a tting 19 secured to the floor 11 and projects into a bore formed in the door 17 Interposed between the bottom of the door 17 and the fitting 19, is a swinging arni 2O having one of its ends pivoted on the stud 15.

Pivoted at the free end of arm 20, at 21, is a bed supporting frame 22, said frame having a plan area. equal to approximately the area of the bed when in its upright position. The bed supported on the frame 22 may be of any desired construction, and specifically forms no part of my invention, consequently, only the head member of the bed is shown, and is designated by the numeral 23. This head member is formed of tubing and comprises the oppositely disposed standards 24 secured to the frame 22 and the top rail 25 extending between the standards.

In order that the bed may be steadied on the frame 22 as well as to brace the arm 20, I provide the following construction. The arm 20 is provided with a socket 26 from which extends a standard 27, said standard being bent inwardly at right angles adjacent its upper end to form the arm 28, the end of said arm being pivoted on the stud 16 of casing member 12, the top edge of the door 17 adjacent the pivot 16 being cut away to permit of a movement of the arm 28 when the door is revolved. The bed head member 25 is pivoted at 29 to an arm 30 secured to the standar 27, said pivotal point being disposed directly above the pivotal point 35 of the bed supporting frame 22.

By the above recited construction it will be obvious that the arms 2O and 30 are pivoted to swing in unison on the pivots 15 and 16, and in order that the bed and supporting frame may be caused to rotate with the door 17 and at the same time be permitted to have a transverse and parallel movement therewith, a link 31 is provided to extend in parallel relation with the arm 20 and to be pivoted at its ends at 33 and 34 to the bed frame and door 17.

Pivoted at 35 to the bed supporting frame 22 is one end of a link 36, the opposite end of said link being pivoted to a fixed stud 37 which projects from the fitting 19 secured to the floor 11. The pivotal points 35 and 37 are so located with respect to the bed supporting frame and revoluble door as to caus-e the bed supporting frame to become automatically shifted transversely with respect to the door upon a half revolution thereof.

By referring to F ig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that when the bed is disposed either in the room or in the closet behind the revoluble door or panel, a clear and uninterrupted passage is afforded through the hinged doorway between the room and the closet, the link 36 serving to automatically shift the bed transversely with respect to the revoluble door when the door is revolved, and thus to dispose it approximately even with the side edge of the revoluble door adjacent the free edge of the closet door 18 when either in or out of the closet.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred specific embodiment of my improvement, it is to be understood that this is not for the purpose of imposing any limitation upon the use of the invention, but only for the purpose of illustrating its construction and operation in one of its specific forms, and that l reserve the right to make such changes or modifications in structure, in adapting it to different uses, as will come Within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

What l claim is:

1. The combination with a door revolubly mounted on a fixed support, of an arm having one of its ends pivoted at the center of rotation of said door and having a bed pivotally supported on its opposite end and in close proximity to said door, and a link having one of its ends pivoted to a fixed support and its opposite end pivoted to the bed, whereby upon a. revolving movement of said door the bed will be operated to shift transversely With respect thereto.

2. The combination with a door revolubly mounted on a fixed support, of an arm having one of its ends pivoted at the center of rotation of said door and having a bed pivotally supported on its opposite end, a link pivoted to the door and bed respectively disposed in parallel relation with said arm, and a second link connection having its ends pivoted respectively to a fixed support and the bed.

3. A door bed construction, comprising a` door revolubly mounted on a xed support, a bed supporting frame, an arm having its ends pivoted respectively at the center of rotation of said door and to the bed supporting frame centrally with respect to its sides, said bed supporting frame disposed in close proximity to said door, and a link connection having ono of its ends pivoted to a fixed support disposed to one side of the center of rotation of said door, and its opposite end pivoted to the bed supporting frame nearer one its sides than to the other.

t. In a closet bed the combination of a door, pintles on which the door is mounted to rotate as on a substantially central vertical axis, a vertical post, means including transverse arms, by which the post is mounted to swing laterally with respectto the door in all positions of the door, a bed-frame having a lower transverse member, means by which the bed-frame is connected to said post to be carried therewith, a link pivoted at its ends respectively to said door and said transverse member whereby the bed-frame and door are maintained in substantially parallel relation and rotate together and a second link pivoted at one end of a fixed point remote from said pintles and at the other on said transverse member whereby as the door and bed frame rotate about said axis the bed rome is shifted laterallyT of the door.

5. A closet bed according to the preceding l claim in which the second link is provided with a bend to straddle one of said pintles in one position of the device.

' 6. In a well bed adapted to be mounted to swing through anopening in a wall, the combination of a pivotal mounting adapted to be fixed in relation to the opening, a supporting arm on said pivoted mounting, a bed frame pivotally mounted on said arm, said arm being adapted to swing in a horizontal plane and to carry said bed frame through said opening, and an inflexible guide lever pivotally connected to a fixed support and to the bed frame and positioned in offset relation to the pivotal connections of the arm, whereby arcuate movement of the arm will force arcuate movement of the lever and bedframe, and vice versa, in the same direction, to position the bed frame on opposite sides of the opening, the bed frame being guided through the opening in a definite, arcuate path of travel, by virtue of said lever, said lever being provided with a bend to straddle the pivotal mounting in one position of the device.

7 A wall bed arranged adjacent one side of a door panel, means whereby the bed and door are on vertical pivots for swinging the bed through a door-way from one side of a wall to the other side, and means whereby the bed is supported for lateral shifting movement relative to said panel, and a lever fulcrumed to a fixed point land to the bed arranged to force such lateral shifting of the bed upon swinging of the same on said vertical pivots.

8. A wall bed arranged adjacent one side of a door panel, means whereby the bed and door are on vertical pivots for swinging the bed through a door-way from one side of a wall to the other side, and means whereby the bed is supported for lateral shifting movement relative to said panel, and a lever extending under the door panel fulcrumed to a fixed point adjacent the floor and to the bed arranged to force such lateral shifting of the bed upon swinging of the same on said vertical pivots.

9. A wall bed having a head-frame including a lower transverse rail all mounted with a revoluble door panel on vertical pivots for swinging the bed through a cloor-way from one side of a wall to the other side and means whereby the bed is supported for lateral shifting movement relative to said panel, and a lever Jfulcrumed to a fixed point and to the lower transverse rail of the bed to force shifting of the bed upon swinging of the same.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 6th day of November, 1922.

EDGAR COCKS. 

